6 Best Outlaw Gang Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 5, 2026

Outlaw gangs bring doomed camaraderie and violent glamour. The Assassination of Jesse James has a young gang member’s worship curdling into betrayal, The Long Riders follows the James-Younger gang’s escalating robberies, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid flee to Bolivia. Young Guns, The Wild Bunch and Bonnie and Clyde round out the six.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A young gang member's worshipful admiration for the notorious outlaw slowly curdles into something darker.

Directed by Andrew Dominik · 2h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Young Guns (1988)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A young Billy the Kid and his fellow ranch hands turn outlaw after their mentor is murdered.

Directed by Christopher Cain · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, BBC America, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Long Riders (1980)

TMDB ★ 6.9

The James-Younger gang's violent bank and train robberies escalate toward their fateful final raid.

Directed by Walter Hill · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

TMDB ★ 7.9

Two legendary outlaws flee to Bolivia when a relentless posse makes robbing trains too dangerous at home.

Directed by George Roy Hill · 1h 51m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, A&E Crime Central Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wild Bunch (1969)

TMDB ★ 7.9

An ageing gang of outlaws plans one last robbery as the Old West gives way to modern civilisation.

Directed by Sam Peckinpah · 2h 25m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 91% Metacritic 86

Two Depression-era outlaws rob their way across the Midwest and into folk-hero infamy.

Directed by Arthur Penn · 1h 51m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars23 wins & 29 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Outlaw Gang Movies

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Young Guns (1988)

The Long Riders (1980)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

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